Hinge for toilet seats



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AITOB Y Y 'Patented May 12, '1925.

UNITED srATi-:sl

' 135531,28() PATENT @FFME MAXIMILLIAN WILLIAM WUESTHOFE, F SANr FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.l

HINGE FOR TOILET SEATS.

Application led October 3, 1923. Serial No. 666,366.

Beit known that I,MAX1MILLIAN VIL- LIAM VvYUns'rHorF, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and count lof San Francisco and State of California, llave invented new and useful Improvements in Hinges for Toilet Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hinges seats and covers.

It is the object of the invention. to improve hinges of the character referred toa whereby to provide a simple, inexpensive hinge by. which a toilet seat and its cover may be hinged to a toilet bowl, said hinge being neat in appearance and capable of being easily cleaned. A further advantage'is to for toilet leave exposed as few metallic parts as posof which the seat is formed and providing a second hinge pin for thecover in a raised bearing or lug formcdupon the lseat. While this avoids the necessity for` brackets and conceals the hinge pins, it requires two different hinges, and as a resultthereof, if-the cover be-o ned when the seat is being raised or lowere thecover will ride up or down against the wall or woodwork at the back of the toilet.

In the present invention I provide a. pair of standards on which is carried a hinge pin, the latter passing through the material of the seat cover and concealed thereby. yoke-like strap depends from the hinge pin and the seat itsel-fris directly secured to this yoke. Thus there is but one hinge pin, and

it is entirely concealed. The yokeli-ke dependent straps` are scarcely visible, and afford no chance for dust or dirt to collect. The only exposed parts are the two standards, which'faregeasily accessible for cleaning.

One form which the invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view in plan disclosing a toilet seat and its cover` hinged to toilet bowl by means of av hinge embodying,v

the preferred form ot the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the hinge, disclosingthe manner in which the toilet seat and its cover are connected thereto.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation :of a toilet bowl with my improved hinge mounted thereon. 3

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 1() indicates a toilet` As in certain standard designs, .the

bowl.

bowl is formed with a flat portion 11. which projects rearwardly from the 'rim ofthe.

bowl. The portion 11 serves as mounting for a pair of hinge standards. 12, each of which is formed with a Bange 14 .which bears upon the portion 11. Studs 15 are formed as continuations of the standards and project through the portion 11 of the bowl. and nuts for clamping the standards in'place as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

A hinge pin 17 extends between the upper i ends of the standards 12 and serves to support a bail-shaped hinge plate y1'8. This hinge plate comprises a flat metal member 19, the ends of which' are upturned to form arms 20 which are pivoted on the hinge pin 17. The toilet seat 2O is formed with an.

extension 21 which ts tightly between the arms 20a on the hinge plate beneath the hinge pin, and is firmly secured to the hinge plate by means of a rivet 22 and screws 22.

The toilet seat cover 23 is formed with an extension 24 which tits between the lugsV These studs are fitted with washers above the seatv 2O and is directly pivoted on the hinge pin 17 las clearly `show-n in Fig. 9..V It is obvious: from the drawings that the seat and its cover may be raised independently vor in unison.

i The seat 20 hingesiabout the pin 17 as does also the cover, and'hence if the cover be in open position whenvthe seat is being` raised' or lowered, it will not be moved or. disturbed, as is the case where the hingel for thecover is mounted upon the rear end of the seat. It will be noted that the only parts of this hinge which are open tothe collection of dust or dirt are the'standards 12, and these are readily accessible for cleaning. The pin 17 is wholly concealed in` the material of the cover 23, and the only parts of the hinge plate 18 exposed are the ends of the arms 20a.

` By my invention I have provided a simple hinge for hinging, a toilet seat and its cover to a toilet bowl. The hinge is of 'simple and inexpensive construction. and consists of a minimum of parts, whereby it may be-easily cleaned. Y

While `I havel shown and described the preferred form of the invention, itv is understood that various changes may be made in its construction Without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what` I clailn and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A hinge 'for connecting a toilet seat and its cover tc a toilet bowl coniprisinga air of standards, a hinge pin extending etween the upper ends of said standards,

hangers pivcted to said pin and dependent therefrom and disposed one adjacent each standard, an extension on said cover fitting between said hangers and pivoted on said hinge pin which extends through said extension, and an extension on saidseat litting between said hangers beneath said hinge pin and being rigidly secured to said hangers.

' 2.- A-hinge for connecting a toilet seat and its cover to a toilet bowl said hinge comprising a pair of upright standards` MAXIMILLIAN WILLIAM WUESTHOFF. 

